New-York tribune., 1887-12-11

streaming eyes toward the friendly land She scehcu ~
be leaving forever Memories thick and fast cro"uou
on hcr-a terrible sense OF being utterly alone 'ooh
possession OF hcr-and unable to check the sops that
would come Miss Robinson hurried down 10 hcr oao'"
below, and for days nothing more was SEQ" o M
They had left Southampton on a IuesdaS oS "i'
following Sunday the majority OF the passchso'S ,
an effort to take their places al unoi' ' =, -,
among them. Her ncighbor weiEScao"u ~ ~
dian who had made the voyage many times Deiorc'
vouchsafed her but little attention. uh'!i so"o
n, the serving afforded him rather moro ic'S"'' ~
With tho questioning air of county court Iuago
he began: 49, -, .ho
"Your husband with you7 MOI Not mace 'nc
tourney before? All Not good table. bau CUM
Wrctchcd attendance. Captain ought 10 iooh a''o, "
better wfc's Just dead Cut mp about IT, 'hos soy
Very sorry Can't be helped. Happen TO us all so,'o
, .hr tbis was AT the entrance Of dish the
good smell OF which titlacd his nose and put s'op
IN further convers alton Miss Julia, whose ape'l'o
was still poor, took the opportunity 10 looA a' ,'
CaptaIn-.a pleasant faced genial looking man, WIN
no particular evidence OF grief in his face or manner
As she passed out he spoke few words TO hcr' anu
aftcrward during the ensuing week when sOcS o' 'h
same courteous little speech was repeated
As sometimes bappens on a voyage mono OF the pas
sengcrs were disposed to be very friendly acr inc
usual exchange Of civlcs each he or She "'h'ms vi
her way leaving Miss Robinson to follow her own uc
vices.
one evening sho sitting on deck p'e"''c"
by the lovely moon into remaining later 'n"h wa"
usual. when the Captain passcu hcr' P'9''' 0'
and this time stopped.
IA glorious night he said
"Bcautiful,n she managed to answer.
The voice made him steal a look at the race
"I,m afraid, he added. gently, you fccl 'hc
time rather long Not very hcrcs'"S ''' W
passengers on board, there 1t happens SO so"o
times You don't care, perhaps for the sea =
Il
worry we'll" and she smothcrcd sigh. "Whcn one y
by ones self IT is only natural to feel ltc lone
ly"-and something she could not account i"r h'a''o
the tears which lay very close to her eyes ial IN
oulck downpour. "IIow excessively silly I" she Sd'n
veXcdly.
"Nothing of the kind" and the Captain TOOK
scat beside her at will do you good ami you needn't
mind me The poor little woman I've lost used -
savthat sometimes nothing relieved her Hhc eooa
cry"
Miss Julia. over ready with sympathy, thrust away
her own troubles Immediately.
"You have Just lost your wife, they tell me y shA
said gently -,
"wcll, not Just she died eight months ago. bun
this IS the first voyage I've made since"
"was she long mr.
"Ycs: al orr married life she was moro or less
laid by. She'd been married before She was married
to me- and her husbands death was great sh"'A
TO her She never got over II, and then anou'
eighteen months ago the little girl she'd been I't
with suddenly fell III. and faded away. and that
finished the poor mother She only lived Il'iIc 'imc
after"
That was sad Sad for both Of YOU
"Ycs"-hc was leaning with his head bent
looking down into the speaking To himself laT'r
than to hcr-"I enter into the feeling oi being
lonely While She was there I'd somebody 10 think
otto do things for. Now, whatever happens, H'
all the same" and hc sighed despondinely.
,,li boI fbc facf of "A without
preaching She found a few words Of comfort to al
minister and this opened up further condolences be-
tween them: so that when Captain stewart hade her
good night on her going below he remained saying
to himself:
~I quite mlsjudecd her The she's going TO
marry IS a deuccd lucky fellow. She's nice woman
that one Of the right sort. Ny little BESSIE would
have got with her.
Dating from that evening quito a friendship sprahS
up between Captain stewart and Miss julia they
chattcd together almost every night sitting on deck
"Thc Captain seems very Devoted passengers
would say. elancing at the two.
ooh, but she's going on TO be married.
as shel Isn't It rather late in the day
at depends on who It's TO- What do you guess her
age to be-"
Something I'm the thrtlcs"
She's pretty don't you thinkl'
"Ycs-has been very
| wonder how long II IS since he saw herr
twenty years, lhbNEIt l'dlH ~''i'''' '''
"Good heavens. What ahominahlc con,tancy'
at Is to be hoped he won't regret having been so
true"
"Find her very altered That may be Why she's
making up 10 the Captain. Want, to have second
string to her bow
Happily mono Of these criticisms reached thr
ear, Of the two most concerned that their cordial
intercourse continued uninterrupted until they noarcd
the port where Miss Robinson was +" be met by her
faithful lover.
"Wc'rc close on what VIII be the last evening
Captain stewart said with rcrrctfl sigh. Hy th',
time next week there viii bee 10 Miss Julia Robin
SON.
PERHAPS not in name. lut hope that shall
continue to bc-mySclf the same7
{" Not to me you won't. No, when say goodbye
to you hcrc-it Will be goodbye for ever
you've made the voyage very pleasant for me-
"That's right. 1t does good to fancy have
been Of use to somebody, l wish You were going on
further"
81 wish so too she said naivcy.
"And yet that IS not quite a, It ought 70 be-
shouldn't you be all anxiety to SEQ the gentleman
YOU have como out to marry -
Miss Roblnsons speech had slipped out unawarcs
She made an effort to remedy the mistahe She had
made.
al am very anxious" she said eravcly but when
I spoke only thought Of the sea- and how much
here She hcsltatcd-" have enjoyed everything
There pause.
al shall Think he said. ." over lots Of things you
have said 10 me. You must sometimes cast thought
my way too"
"That you may be sure shall do"
81 wish" he began, " that / could ask you some
thing and feel sure you wouldn't be offended By it,
al promise not TO take offence at whatever you may
saw What ls It you want to know ~
"Wcn, you know you said you had not seen tbs
gentleman foi many years, and you seemed surprised
that he should remember yOu What mad you accept
him. and mako up your mind TO go out to him |
can't i II in with you. 1t isn't what should have
expected
Miss Julia flushed, that tho color Of her face was
oven visible in the dim light.
"No," he said hurrcdly, don't answer me. For
give mo for putting the question; Il Well don't
take any notice Of me"
Yes but / intend to tell you Years ago when
was younger, had many offers of marriage made me,
but | always said no. No believes me, but